Kwak Kyung-taek

1966 (60) • Directing

Born: 5/20/1966 (60) in Busan, South Korea

Known for: Directing

Kwak Kyung-taek

Kwak Kyung-taek (born 23 May 1966 in Busan, South Korea) is a South Korean film director best known for his 2001 record-breaking film Friend.

Known For

Friend

69%

Director

2001

Battle of Jangsari

67%

Director

2019

Dark Figure of Crime

66%

Screenplay

2018

The Classified File

66%

Director

2015

Typhoon

60%

Writer

2005

Friend: The Great Legacy

66%

Director

2013

Eye For An Eye

64%

Director

2008

Pain

64%

Director

2011

My Dad is a Zombie

Director

2026

Firefighters

70%

Director

2024

Firefighters

70%

Writer

2024

School Caste

Adaptation

2022

School Caste

Director

2022

Battle of Jangsari

67%

Director

2019

Dark Figure of Crime

66%

Screenplay

2018

Dark Figure of Crime

66%

Producer

2018

Movie Room

94%

Himself

2018

Stay With Me

Executive Producer

2018

RV: Resurrected Victims

56%

Director

2017

RV: Resurrected Victims

56%

Writer

2017

The Classified File

66%

Director

2015

The Classified File

66%

Screenplay

2015

Friend: The Great Legacy

66%

Director

2013

Friend: The Great Legacy

66%

Screenplay

2013

Home Alone

75%

Self

2013

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

55%

Self

2012

The Ugly Duckling

60%

Director

2012

The Ugly Duckling

60%

Writer

2012

The Ugly Duckling

60%

Producer

2012

Pain

64%

Director

2011

Miracle Audition

Unknown

2011

Boy

55%

Executive Producer

2011

Lifting King Kong

70%

Co-Executive Producer

2009

Friend, Our Legend

40%

Creator

2009

Friend, Our Legend

40%

Director

2009

Friend, Our Legend

40%

Writer

2009